Judge Denies Trump’s Bid To Delay Hush Money Case Based On Presidential Immunity
The judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s New York hush money case denied on Wednesday his bid to delay the case based on presidential immunity. Judge Juan Merchant denied the entirety of Trump’s motion as “untimely,” declining to consider whether presidential immunity “precludes the introduction of evidence of purported official presidential acts in a criminal […]
Special counsel Jack Smith urges Supreme Court to reject Trump’s immunity claim
Special Counsel Jack Smith asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to deny former President Donald Trump’s request for immunity in a 2020 federal election interference case. Mr. Smith, 66 pages of filing The high court argued that President Trump’s “unconventional and comprehensive” immunity claim violates “a fundamental principle of our nation’s constitutional order,” which […]
Jack Smith urges Supreme Court to reject Trump’s ‘novel and sweeping’ immunity claim
Special Counsel Jack Smith asked the Supreme Court on Monday to reject former President Trump’s immunity claim and prevent him from further delaying his trial in a federal election destruction case in Washington, D.C. In a filing Monday night with the U.S. high court, Smith wrote that no one, including the president, is “above” Trump’s […]
Trump’s presidential immunity claim would place troops in legal jeopardy if they abide unlawful orders, ex-officials warn
WASHINGTON – If the Supreme Court grants former President Donald Trump’s motion to dismiss a D.C. lawsuit based on executive privilege, the military will face a thorny decision between ignoring the commander-in-chief’s orders and violating U.S. law. There is a possibility thatformer military official he wrote in a court brief filed Monday.. Trump’s lawyers have […]
Trump’s presidential immunity claim is an obvious loser
in him simple In an immunity case the Supreme Court will hear on April 25, President Donald Trump argued that impunity for former presidents raises major problems with the separation of powers. He’s absolutely right. Unfortunately for Trump, the problem is not with the courts that decide against the former president. Former presidents are not […]
Judge rejects Trump’s request to delay hush-money trial until SCOTUS rules on immunity
A judge on Wednesday rejected Donald Trump’s bid to postpone his April 15 hush-money criminal trial until the Supreme Court rules on presidential immunity claims raised by Donald Trump in a separate criminal case. Manhattan Judge Juan M. Marchand ultimately ruled on March 7 that the former president’s request was untimely and that his lawyers […]
Rubio says Trump immunity claims raise a ‘legitimate issue’
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Florida) defended former President Trump’s claim that he is immune from prosecution for his actions surrounding the January 6th Capitol riot, saying the president is protected from possible future prosecution. He said he was under undue political pressure. Trump’s lawyers are expected to argue the case before the Supreme Court next month, […]
Democracy Can’t Continue if SCOTUS Rules Trump Has Immunity
CNN commentator Adam Kinzinger said Tuesday on CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360” that American democracy will end if the Supreme Court rules in favor of President Donald Trump’s immunity claim. He said it would be. “It is important to point out that there are a number of problems with this ruling,” Cooper said. Kinzinger said, “Oh, […]
Trump tells Supreme Court in brief a denial of immunity would ‘incapacitate every future president’
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70 percent in new poll reject Trump presidential immunity claim
A majority of Americans surveyed in a new poll reject former President Trump’s legal argument that presidents should be immune from criminal prosecution for crimes they commit while in office. of POLITICO Magazine/Ipsos In a poll released Monday, 70 percent of respondents rejected this argument, while only 11 percent said the president should be immune […]